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150 Report— Public Analyst.
The above Table shows that 17 per cent, of the
milk samples departed from the accepted standard of
purity, while in the case of butter only only, 2 94 per
cent, of the samples contained margarine, and of the
margarine samples 16.6 per cent, contained butter in
excess of the legal allowance of 10 per cent. This shows
a decided falling off in the milk supply from 11.22 per
cent, of impurity in 1899 to 17 per cent, in 1900. The
butter, on the other hand, has improved, the proportion
of adulteration having fallen from 9.16 per cent, to
2.94 per cent.
II.— Groceries.
These included :—
Tea 28 samples.
Coffee 26 „
Pepper 21 „
Cocoa 15 „
Sago 12 „
Mustard 4 „
Baking Powder 4 „
Tapioca 3 „
Ground Almonds 2 „
Jams 2 „
Sugar 1 „
Total 118
The following two were found to be adulterated
as under:—
Name of Article. Nature and extent of impurity.
Coffee 25 per cent, of Chicory.
Sago 34 per cent, of Tapioca.
This is again a falling off, as during 1899 all
the groceries were found genuine.
III.—Bread and Cereals.
Twenty-three samples of flour were examined and
all found genuine.